FNUS73 KFSD 121308 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPASS SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 808 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL WORK EASTWARD THIS MORNING...POTENTIALLY REACHING THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA BY NOON CDT. DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL INITIALLY PREVENT RAINFALL ACCUMULATION...BUT SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE CONSISTENT BY 1 TO 2 PM CDT. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY % SKY COVER.....26 48 71 93 94 94 94 96 98 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............37 39 41 45 49 52 54 56 58 58 58 57 RH..............43 45 43 40 36 35 34 32 32 33 36 38 DEWPOINT........17 19 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 15 17 17 18 18 20 21 21 21 21 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 40 40 50 50 50 40 40 40 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 18 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 28 28 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE OCNL OCNL OCNL LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 53 51 50 48 47 RH..............43 46 54 66 80 86 DEWPOINT........33 33 35 39 42 43 20 FT WIND......SSE 20 SE 18 SE 17 SE 17 SSE 17 SSE 17 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 25 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL GOOD POOR POOR POOR FAIR CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 80 100 100 70 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 1500 600 600 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 28 SSE 28 SE 28 SSE 26 SSE 25 SSE 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....100 100 100 83 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR TEMP............46 52 60 63 RH..............93 77 69 60 DEWPOINT........44 45 50 49 20 FT WIND......SSE 17G25 S 17G25 S 17G25 SSW 15G20 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 10 40 WEATHER TYPE ABBREVIATIONS 1) T = THUNDERSTORMS 2) R = RAIN 3) RW = RAIN SHOWERS 4) L = DRIZZLE 5) ZR = FREEZING RAIN 6) ZL = FREEZING DRIZZLE 7) S = SNOW 8) SW = SNOW SHOWERS 9) IP = ICE PELLETS 10) F = FOG 11) ZF = FREEZING FOG 12) IC = ICE CRYSTALS 13) H = HAZE 14) BS = BLOWING SNOW 15) K = SMOKE 16) BD = BLOWING DUST 17) FR = FROST $$ FORECASTER...LAFLIN REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120412.COMPA.01/FSD